April 2007
BRIGHTON HOSPITAL
Michigan’s premier chemical
dependency residential and
outpatient treatment center
In This Issue:
Clergy Recovery Program
Launched 1 need for previously unmet
Brighton President
Featured
Message from our President 2-3
Exploring Intervention
Meet the Staff
Successful EAP Program 4-5
Professionals in the Field
A Story of Change &
Consistancy 6-7
Upcoming Events
Brighton Hospital Board
John A. Wise, Chair
William L. Matthews, Vice Chair
Sister Xavier Ballance, DC
Robert Casalou
Lynn R. Evans
J. Theodore Everingham
Judge Harold Hood
Ivan Ludington, Jr.
John Malasky
William J. O'Neill
Judge Richard F. Suhreinrich
Robert C. Wachter
Brighton Hospital
Executive Team
Denise Bertin-Epp, President
Marissa DeLisle, Secretary
Jackie Hill, Treasurer
John Hopper,
MD, VP, Medical Affairs
Jennifer Mitchell,
Director, Patient Care
Richard Kramer,
VP, Development
Brighton
Beacon
Brighton Launches
30-Day Clergy Recovery Program
W
ith the announcement
of a new therapy
program geared to
the needs of clergy suffering
from alcoholism and addictions,
Brighton Hospital is filling a
services in the Midwest.
“While Michigan and the
Midwest offer treatment
programs for Catholic priests
and nuns, there is a need for a
special track designed specifically
Virginia June says that the new program is
consistent with the philosophy of those who
founded Brighton Hospital some 57 years ago.
(For more on Brighton’s history, see page 6.)
Brighton Hospital Aired Nationally on
Montel Williams Show to 2.5 Million Viewers
Brighton Hospital President
Denise Bertin-Epp discussed
the family dynamic in treating
drug and alcohol addiction as
a guest expert on the January
12th Montel Williams show.
Alicia Salzar, director of After-
Care for the Montel show, and
a mother, and daughter who are
both battling addiction, joined
her in the discussion.
“I was delighted to have the
opportunity to speak to this
subject nationally,” says
Bertin-Epp. With approximately
15 million Americans addicted
to prescription drugs, the topic
needs attention. Appearing
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for the needs of non-Catholic
clergy of all denominations,”
says the Rev. Dr. Virginia M.
June, LMSW, CAAC. “I am
just one of the folks at Brighton
Hospital with ministerial cre-
dentials and we are fortunate
to have others such as John
Franklin, an ordained minister
and Brighton psychologist.
Our friends in the clergy do so
much for patients and families
and we need to be there for
them when the need is theirs.”
“This program will not only
help the clergy members we
treat, but through them, will
touch the lives of all those in
the community who look to
them,” says Jennifer Mitchell,
director of patient care at
Brighton Hospital.
“Clergy in the program will
develop skills in coping with
secondary trauma and perfec-
tionism, practical methods of
on the show was a great
experience. The level of
resistance to treatment
experienced by the featured
family is generally what we
see at Brighton.”
self-care
and tech-
niques for
dealing with
guilt and
shame,” says
June.
“Brighton’s
physicians,
John Franklin is a
therapists, long time faculty
nurses member at U of D
and other Mercy, and a respected
rehabilita- innovator in curriculum
tive staff development in addictions.
have an exceptionally strong
skill mix and an understanding
of the importance of spirituality
in recovery.”
For confidential information
about the Brighton Hospital
30-Day Clergy Program,
contact Jennifer Mitchell,
director of patient care, at
810-225-2515, or Virginia
June, director of business
development, at 810-225-2569.
The nationally syndicated
program aired to an audience
of approximately 2.5 million
viewers, and highlighted the
national reputation of Brighton
Hospital as a highly respected
program for addiction treatment.
Brighton Hospital
President Denise
Bertin-Epp
(second from left)
with Montel Williams
(third from left)
and his staff at their
Manhattan Studios
Message from
our President
Denise Bertin-Epp
Not so long ago a
societal myth existed
about alcoholics and
drug addicts. It was
thought they have
to hit rock bottom
or be at an all time
low before ready
to accept help,
enter treatment or seek recovery.
Many held the opinion that there
was nothing they could do but watch
an addicted individual’s relationships,
health and life deteriorate.
Thankfully, healthcare advancements
have penetrated this stereotypical
wall of addiction fiction.
Research now demonstrates
that addiction is a chronic disease
that has a significant hereditary
component. The most effective
path to recovery requires that we
respond to both components
without judgment and with
efficacious treatment.
Early intervention is the new
care approach used to help an
addicted person get help for his
or her chronic illness sooner, rather
than later.
Intervention refers to talking to
the person, formally or informally,
and asking him or her to take the
concrete steps necessary to address
the problem of addiction. Families
and friends who choose to intervene
with a loved one are performing an
act of love that can be lifesaving and
life altering.
Brighton Hospital works collabora-
tively with physicians, employers,
employee assistance programs,
therapists and professional interven-
tionists to assist addicted individuals
access treatment early in the disease
state. As with other chronic diseases,
early intervention can lead to
enhanced quality of life and an
increased life span.
In this issue of the Brighton Beacon
we’ve focused on key community
members and professionals who are
dedicated to helping addicted men
and women, and their families,
access the healthcare they need at
any point in the addiction disease
continuum.
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Books Help Prepare
for Intervention
According to the Partnership
for a Drug-Free America,
the point of any intervention
is to ask the person to take
concrete steps to address the
problem and lead them to
the help they need. The
steps may include being
evaluated, attending
counseling or entering
in - or outpatient treatment.
In the area of intervention,
Brighton Hospital works
closely with nationally
recognized interventionists
such as Jeff and Debra Jay,
the founders of Jeff and
Debra Jay & Associates, a
private practice that includes
interventionists throughout
the United States and
Europe. They have written
extensively on addiction in
books that include Love
First: A New Approach to
Intervention in Alcoholism
and Drug Addiction, and
No More Letting
Go. Debra’s
latest book,
At Witt’s End,
is co-authored
with another
expert.
“The need for
intervention is huge,” says
Debra. “People think inter-
Interventionists and Authors, Debra and Jeff Jay
vention is about the addict,
but it is really all about the
family.” Referring to the
family system, Jeff says,
“Once we turn the ‘enabling’
system into an ‘intervening’
system, everything changes.”
“A family intervention begins
with one person,” say Jeff
and Debra. “Looking for a
way to end the problems
caused by alcoholism or
other addictions, one family
member or friend brings
other people together to
learn how to help. Those
who love the addicted
person put aside everything
they think they know, and
begin anew. With a thorough
and updated education,
the family makes a well-
informed decision about
intervention.”
Both agree that a key
element in an intervention
is the experience of the
interventionist, who is
walking into a family that
is often in crisis and may
be multigenerational in its
addiction. They say that
some 85 to 90 percent of
their interventions result
in the person entering
treatment immediately
following the intervention
Jeff is a former
Brighton Hospital
employee and he and
Debra have been
generous in training
clinical staff on
intervention, no less
than once per year.
and most enter treatment
eventually, “especially if the
family does not ‘fold’ on its
commitment to help them,”
adds Jeff.
In their book,
Love First:
A New approach
to Intervention in
Alcoholism and
Drug Addiction,
Jeff and Debra
call intervention “the most
effective technique families
can use to help a loved one
suffering from chemical
dependency. It is also the
most ignored. But just as
CPR is often the first, life
saving step in helping a heart
attack victim, intervention is
the most powerful step that
a family can take to initiate
the recovery process.
“The key to an effective
intervention is love, not
threats,” say Jeff and
Debra. “All participants are
encouraged to acknowledge,
and sometimes dig way back
to recall, the good in the
person and the good times
in the family’s past.”
To learn more about
intervention, go to Jeff
and Debra Jay’s website:
www.lovefirst.net, or the
Partnership for a Drug-Free
America website:
www.drugfree.org.

Meet the Staff
Mark Menestrina, MD
As the director of the Brighton Hospital
Detox Center, Dr. Mark Menestrina sees
patients who often are desperate for
help with the problems caused by their
substance abuse. He understands what
that is like, not only from their case
histories or his medical books. He
understands because he has been at
the same place in his life and brings
that understanding to his work.
In 1987, Dr. Menestrina’s medical
license was suspended and his family
life was in shambles because of his
drinking. How did he get his life back?
“Nothing changed but me,” he says.
After years of denying that he had
a problem, and finding himself
without money, friends, family
support, driver’s license or medical
license, something clicked.
“I had nowhere else to go so I lived in
a recovery house,” he says. “After about
five weeks, for the first time in my life
I felt exactly how I wanted to feel –
without the drugs or alcohol. I finally
understood that recovery is a struggle
that continues through life. Eventually,
I got sober and got back my wife, my
family, my friends and my work.”
Dr. Mark, as he is affectionately
called at Brighton Hospital, is very
understanding and sympathetic with
his patients. “But it is hard to fool me,”
he says. “I’ve been there. I can relate.
I know how hard the recovery process
is but I also know that the act of reaching
out to others helps keep me sober. And
I know only too well that part of the
recovery process is making amends for
all the things I did. By working here I
try to make amends. Working in this
field, for me, is the greatest blessing.
“It may sound funny, but my addiction
is the best thing that ever happened to
me,” he continues. “I consider it a gift
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Dr. Menestrina understands the recovery
process from his own experience.
that was given to me - one that I am
grateful for every day of my life.”
Dr. Menestrina received his
medical degree from Wayne State
University School of Medicine in
1979. He completed his internship and
residency in family practice at Oakwood
Hospital in 1983, and subsequently was
certified by the American Society of
Addiction Medicine.
Since 2000, Dr. Menestrina has worked
full time at Brighton Hospital and,
during the last 15 years, has been
involved in the care of more than
20,000 chemically dependent patients
and their families. Dr. Mark is among
the most requested community and
clinical speakers at Brighton. Along
with staff from Brighton’s business
development office and other
physicians, nurses, therapists and staff,
he welcomes invitations to speak at
schools, community events and to
employee and management groups at
corporations. From the platform of
radio, television and newspapers,
Dr. Mark and other staff provide
information for families about substance
abuse prevention and rehabilitation.
To find a speaker in your community
to talk about addiction, contact our
business development office, at
810-225-2569.
Brighton Nurses
Certified for
Addictions Specialty
In May of 2007, 20 Brighton nurses will
become certified addictions registered
nurses (CARN) through the International
Nurses Society on Addictions (INSA).
“Having such a large number of addiction
certified nurses is a significant step for
Brighton Hospital,” says Barb Shaw, RN,
Brighton Hospital’s nursing manager.
“It supports our commitment to the emphasis
on clinical excellence that sets Brighton apart
from other chemical dependency treatment
centers. In this sense we share in the vision
expressed by INSA – to be a global leader
in addictions nursing - and we are excited
to be part of this significant work.”
INSA was formed in 1975 to advance
excellence in addictions nursing practice
through advocacy, collaboration, education,
research and policy development. First
offered in 1989, CARN promotes the
highest standards of addictions nursing
practice. This certification recognizes the
attainment of a high level of expertise and
commitment in providing quality nursing
care in treating addictions.
“At Brighton, we preserve the role of nursing
through innovations such as the electronic
medical record, centralized purchasing and
patient self-care models and are committed
to providing addiction-specific education to
clinicians in training,” says Jennifer Mitchell,
MA, LLP, director of patient care services.
“We also are a preferred placement for
2nd year nursing students from Oakland
University and host other clinicians in
training such as physicians, social workers
and psychologists.”
The newly certified nurses work in
conjunction with a staff of full-time,
board-certified physicians. Brighton is the
only treatment center in Michigan that has
24-hour nursing staff coverage and a full-time
registered dietician and nutrition specialist.
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 Brighton Teamwork is Key for
Honors Michele Successful EAP Program
Der Pilibosian
When Larry Grezak began
The Brighton Hospital Service working at Brighton
Hospital on January 8,
Excellence Committee has chosen
2007, he felt “right at
Michele Der Pilibosian as the 2006 home.” The UAW employee
Employee of the Year. assistance provider
representative for the last
nine years of his 34-year
“Michele has the
employment at Detroit
respect of her Diesel, and in recovery
peers and himself for 29 years, Larry
is familiar with Brighton
consistently goes and brings a unique
above and beyond perspective to his work.
duty on a daily “I saw a way to improve the
basis,” says Barb referral experience through
the establishment of a
Shaw, nursing partnership between
the employee assistance Brighton's Larry Grezak and UAW ESSP Nicole Charles
manager, who has are an effective team.
program (EAP) and
been Michele’s supervisor for the past employee service household member, “Communication is the
four years. “She has a very strong work support program (ESSP) having been pre-paid by key,” agrees Nicole Charles,
representatives, the person the employer. Typically, an UAW ESSP representative.
ethic and treats each patient with being referred, and employer contracts with “Because of Brighton's
dignity. Michele always has a smile on Brighton Hospital,” he says. a third-party company approach, I know what is
“When I approached to manage its EAP. available for the people
her face and a kind word for everyone,
Denise Bertin-Epp who come to me for help,
which makes all the difference to many (Brighton's president) with Grezak says that EAPs are what to expect and that
of our emotionally vulnerable arriving the idea of becoming the particularly important in there will be follow-up.
liaison person to work Michigan today because We are all part of the team.”
patients. No matter how busy she is, with the EAP and ESSP of workplace challenges
Michele will do whatever needs to be reps out in the field, she caused by downsizing and Charles has worked for
immediately agreed.” layoffs. He spends his time the UAW for 10 years
done to get a person’s needs met. She interacting with the EAPs and was appointed ESSP
also goes out of her way to assist fellow Employee assistance and ESSPs, introducing representative two years
programs are employee representatives to ago. “I encourage employees
employees. She truly is one of a kind benefit programs offered by Brighton’s services and to come to me for help
and we are so fortunate to have her as many employers, typically following up with referrals. by placing articles in
in conjunction with a newsletters and making
a part of our team.” health insurance plan. “It is so important that we brochures available,” she
EAPs are intended to work together,” he says. says. “The majority come
A member of the Brighton Hospital help employees deal with “The staff at Brighton to see me after recognizing
Nursing Department since May of 1996, personal problems that needs to know as much as that they have a problem
might adversely impact possible about the person that they can no longer
Der Pilibosian began as a patient care their work performance, being referred and when he deal with by themselves.
technician, then became a patient health and well-being. EAP or she is at Brighton, it is Although referrals go
counselors typically provide equally important that through the managed
transporter and currently works as a assessment, support, and information be communi- care company, I encourage
unit clerk on the chemical dependency if needed, referrals to cated back to the EAP referrals to Brighton because
additional resources. An representative concerning of the quality of its program.”
units. She has four children and currently
EAP’s services are usually their referral.”
attends evening classes to pursue a free to the employee or
nursing career.

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Introducing:
Professionals in the Field
Eric N. Coffman, DO, specializes
in family medicine and addiction
medicine. He is on staff at St. Mary’s
Hospital in Livonia, Botsford Hospital
in Farmington Hills, and Garden City
Hospital in Garden City. “I may be able
to manage the patient medically, but it
also takes someone else to teach this
chronically ill person how to get through
his day without using drugs or alcohol,”
says Dr. Coffman. “When a patient’s
needs suggest a longer length of inpatient
stay and a highly structured program,
I look toward Brighton Hospital with
confidence in the program and respect
for the understanding and experience of
its medical staff.” Dr. Coffman graduated
from the College of Osteopathic
Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines,
Iowa. He is board certified in general
practice by the American Osteopathic
Board of General Practice and in
addiction medicine by the American
Society of Addiction Medicine.
Dr. Coffman can be reached at
734-474-5601 or 248-474-5601.
Dr. Fox, left, and Dr. Coffman, have confidence
in Brighton Hospital's approach
Michael L. Fox, DO, who shares the
practice with Dr. Coffman, says he
tries “to match patients with the right
facility for his or her needs. I worry
that too many people are still in search
of a quick fix for this chronic and
lifelong disease,” he continues. “While
I maintain clinical relationships with
more than one chemical dependency
program, I know that many patients
derive strong benefits from a highly
structured program such as Brighton’s,
where the 12-step roots run deep.”
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Jacque Fuller Earns
Special Award
Dr. Fox received his medical degree
from the College of Osteopathic
Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines,
Iowa. He completed an internal medicine
residency in 1978 at Oakland General
Hospital in Madison Heights. Dr. Fox
is a fellow in the American Society
of Addiction Medicine. He earned
certifications for medical review officer
by the Medical Review Officer
Certification Council, in general
practice by the American Osteopathic
Board of General Practice, and in
From left, Alphonse Lucarelli, board chair, St. John
addiction medicine by the American Health; Jacque Fuller, RN; Barbara Shaw, RN,
Society of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Fox nursing manager; Denise Bertin-Epp, Brighton
can be reached at 734-474-5601 Hospital president and chief nursing officer;
or 248-474-5601. Elliot Joseph, president and chief executive officer,
St. John Health.
Julian Kutinsky, DO, an internal
medicine and addiction specialist Jacque Fuller, RN, was recently awarded
practicing in Sterling the Success in Nursing award from
Heights, MI, has St. John Health, the parent organization
helped hundreds to Brighton Hospital. In a proclamation
of patients free
from St. John Health, Fuller was recognized
themselves from
drug dependency. as a “lifetime learner committed to the
A member of the advancement of the profession of nursing
medical staff and and to sharing her knowledge with others.”
a frequent lecturer The proclamation also included recognition
at Brighton
of her “patience, gentleness and composure;
Hospital, he also
refers many of his her commitment to serving others; and
Dr. Kutinsky is a frequent
patients to Brighton lecturer at Brighton for being a beacon of hope for some of
from his private practice and from St. the most vulnerable people in
John Oakland Hospital, where he is the our community.”
medical director of addiction medicine.
“I have first hand knowledge of the
terrific job Brighton does in starting the Brighton Board Chair John Wise
people I admit there on the road to presents the award to Jacque Fuller, a vital
member of the Brighton family for 34 years.
recovery,” he says. Dr. Kutinsky graduated
from the College of Osteopathic
Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines,
Iowa; served his internship at Detroit's
former Art Center Hospital; and completed
his residency in internal medicine at
Botsford General Hospital in Farmington
Hills, MI. Dr. Kutinsky was granted one
of the first Federal Drug Enforcement
Agency licenses to prescribe buprenor-
phine, an innovative treatment used in
withdrawal from opiates. Dr. Kutinsky
can be reached at 586-978-0850.
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 Treating Opioid
Dependence Brighton Hospital: A History
Buprenorphine, an opioid
of Leadership in Addiction Care
medication in tablet form approved
by the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) in 2002, is being used The Brighton Hospital
successfully at Brighton Hospital campus looks much the
to reduce the symptoms of opiate same as it did when it
opened its doors in 1953.
dependence. Buprenorphine is
Although the original
currently marketed under the trade
buildings
names Suboxone and Subutex. have been
Suboxone contains the active refurbished and
ingredient buprenorphine the chapel and
hydrochloride and the active medical services
ingredient naloxone, which building have
been added,
makes injection difficult.
the serene
“Some patients who have been atmosphere of the
using methadone may be able to original 92-acre
country estate appear
transfer to buprenorphine, which
untouched by time. The
was actually developed in the
historical record, gleaned
1970s,” says Dr. John Hopper, from press clips, newslet-
Brighton’s vice president of ters, press releases, and
medical affairs. “However, we photographs, like the one
generally do not prescribe it for above of Honorable
patients with very high levels of Benjamin D. Burdick, tell
opiate dependence.” Dr. Hopper the story of a growing
understanding of addiction
says that the side effects are
and of the consistent
generally the same as those
dedication, devotion and
resulting from other opiates, and respect for patients and
are usually very mild in patients families. The
who are dependent on opiates. late, Benjamin
Burdick was a
“We have found buprenorphine former board
to be very well tolerated by most member who
people for whom we prescribe it helped build
for both detoxification and long Brighton
Hospital from
term use,” continues Dr. Hopper.
its early years.
“To avoid misuse of the drug, it is
essential that we prescribe it in
The vision for Brighton
conjunction with ongoing education Hospital began on January
and recovery activities.” 26, 1950, when Harry
Henderson, (above left)
a member of the
Michigan Liquor Control
Dr. Hopper says that many patients
respond well to buprenorphine.
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Commission, and 12 other
community leaders formed
the Michigan Alcoholic
Rehabilitation Foundation.
Together they launched an
ambitious campaign to raise
funds to establish a model
clinic for alcoholics. With
so many veterans of World
War II returning from
service with alcohol prob-
lems, Henderson, who had
been active in public life
since the 1940s, recognized
the need for such a place.
The slogan adopted by
the Michigan Alcoholic
Rehabilitation Foundation
was “Skip a Drink to Save a
Drunk,” which was written
on bright yellow canisters
and placed in bars and
drug stores throughout
Michigan.
During the next three
years, the foundation used
some of the funds raised
to help such groups as the
Salvation Army and to
operate a treatment facility
in Pontiac. Glen Lore
Manor, a ladies retirement
home located in a converted
farmhouse in Brighton, was
purchased and on October 1,
1953, the new treatment
facility opened its doors as
Brighton Hospital. It was
the only facility in Michigan,
and one of three in the
entire country, established
specifically to treat
alcoholism and related
forms of chemical
dependency.
The chapel,
added in
1960, was
mounted on
wheels and
towed from
Dearborn
to Brighton. It was originally
built in 1939 for Camp
Legion, a summer farming
project for unemployed
sons of disabled or
deceased veterans of World
War I. Camp Legion later
became the Henry Ford
Trade School, which closed
in 1952. The Ford Motor
Company purchased all the
buildings and Ford later
gave the chapel to Brighton
Hospital.
Under Harry Henderson’s
guidance the hospital
expanded its programs
and facilities and estab-
lished a national reputation
in the treatment field.
Henderson continued to
provide essential leadership
until his death in 1972.
Upcoming Events
at Brighton Hospital
Note: Meeting times and dates for all programs
are subject to change. Please call 810-227-1211
to confirm and for room assignments. For regularly
scheduled evening meetings, please use the
side entrance.
Friends and Family Program
Ongoing each Wednesday and Saturday
Noon to 5:30 p.m.
Brighton Main Building
For information, call 810-227-1211
Auricular Acupuncture Training Sessions
2007 Schedule:
April 13 to 15, July 13 to 15
October 12-14
Cost: $350 per session
For information call Virginia June
810-877-0905
Brighton Hospital Golf Classic
Monday, August 13, 2007
11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Lakelands Golf and Country Club
For information, call Maya McElroy
810-225-2531
Workshop on Compulsive Gambling
May 10, 2007
Open to all, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Donations will be accepted
RSVP by calling 810-877-0905
Chit Chat Support Group
Every Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.
Please call 810-227-1211 to confirm
and for room assignment
Tune-Up
Sunday, May 6, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to noon
Saturday, August 11, 2007, noon to
4 p.m. (friends and family program)
Brighton Hospital Main Building
Please call 810-227-1211 to confirm
and for location.
Are You Ready?
Brighton Hospital's Golf Classic will take place on
Monday, August 13, 2007, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
at Lakeland Golf and Country Club, in Brighton
Michigan. Mike Cottrell, chief financial officer of
Osprey, is this year’s committee chair. Those
who sign up before May 1st will be eligible to play a free
warm-up round of golf at Lakelands - two for the price
of one! To sign up, or for sponsorship information,
please call Maya McElroy, at 810-225-2531.
You’re
Invited!
The Following Community Groups Meet
Regularly at Brighton Hospital
Alcoholics Anonymous
12-step program for those addicted to alcohol.
Every Sunday, Monday, Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday
7:30 p.m
Brighton Hospital Main Building
Please call 810-227-1211 to confirm
and for location.
Narcotics Anonymous
12-step program for those addicted to narcotics.
Every Sunday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
7:30 p.m.
Brighton Hospital Main Building
Please call 810-227-1211 to confirm
and for location.
ALANON
Support group for family members and friends
of those addicted to alcohol.
Every Friday
7:30 p.m.
Brighton Hospital Main Building.
Please call 810-227-1211 to confirm
and for location.
Co-Dependents of Sexual Addiction
Every Tuesday, 7:00 p.m
Please call 810-227-1211 to confirm
and for location.
Kleptomaniacs & Shoplifters Anonymous
Every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
Please call 810-227-1211 to confirm
and for location.
Sexual Addiction
Every Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, 5:00 p.m.
Please call 810-227-1211 to confirm
and for location.
This Year's Golf Outing Chair
Mike Cottrell of Osprey
Letter to the Editor
I enjoyed the Brighton Beacon but
discovered a common error in the article
on the Serenity Prayer. Yes, the first part
of the prayer was written by Reinhold
Neibuhr - the part we open and sometimes
close 12-step meetings with. But the
second half was not written by him. I've
been in recovery for 30 years - Brighton
Class of 76. I always felt that that second
half had to be written by someone else.
It just didn't have the feel to it of the
first half. It wasn't as simple and
as non-religious.
Several years ago I read a book by
Neibuhr’s daughter, Elizabeth Sifton-
The Serenity Prayer: Faith and Politics
in Times of Peace and War. Despite the
title, the majority of the book is about
her father’s writing of the prayer and
its subsequent spread around the world.
She debunks several of the common
stories of the prayer that are sometimes
heard in the rooms. She also states that
her father did not write that second part,
that she never heard it until years later
and that there is no documentation
anywhere in his papers of even thinking
of adding to the prayer.
Thanks for what you do,
Veronica F.
Ohio
Serenity quilt hanging in the Medical Services
Building was hand-stitched by volunteers.
Editor’s note:
According to Wikipedia, the online
encyclopedia, “Niebuhr seems to have
written the prayer for use in a sermon,
perhaps as early as 1934 (the date given
in Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, 16th
edn, ed. Justin Kaplan, 1992, p. 684).
Elisabeth Sifton’s book, The Serenity Prayer
(2003) quotes this version as the
authentic original:
God, give us grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed, courage
to change the things that should be
changed, and the wisdom to distinguish
the one from the other.
Expanded versions of the prayer
have been widely distributed.
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Weekend Helps Families
Gain Understanding
More than 100 people attended Brighton Hospital's Family Retreat
weekend, held on January 27-28. Addiction specialist and 28-year
Brighton Hospital veteran, Nan Reynolds, helped families and
friends of all ages understand addiction and its rippling effect.
The educational and interactive sessions focused on the different
roles that play out within a family struggling with addiction.
Other topics included: enabling behaviors, co-dependency, grief,
and how to form a healthy relationship with someone in recovery.
Thank you to all the volunteers and sponsors, especially
LaSalle Bank of Brighton, National City Bank of Brighton,
Walter Pivinski, and Starbuck’s of Milford and New Hudson.
Front row from left: Carrie Gautsche; Ella MacArthur;
Anita Harless, Rita Hansen; Maya McElroy, Brighton Hospital
manager of major gifts and special events.
Back row from left: Kathy Slyfield; Nan Reynolds; Gale Toye;
Deb Babiarz; Walt Pivinski; Kristen Winter, volunteer coordinator.
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